New Photo Essay by Tony Cliff:
The Sunni Muslim Rohingya are not wanted in their native Myanmar, nor anywhere else in the world for that matter; they are one of the largest stateless populations on the planet. Out of an estimated 1.5 to 2 million, only 48,800 Rohingya registered as refugees in Bangladesh and Malaysia have legal status. Theirs is a future without hope.
Without a homeland, without a hope - Tony Cliff - Asia Times Online - 4/9/11
Related article by Subir Bhaumik:
Adrift on cruel waters - Subir Bhaumik - Asia Times Online - 4/9/11Faced with persecution and poverty in Bangladesh and Myanmar, Rohingya Muslims risk perilous sea journeys in leaky and antiquated vessels to escape to Southeast Asia, while facing unscrupulous trafficking agents and armed border police. The luckier Rohingya become forced labor in rubber plantations on the Thai-Malaysian border, others face repatriation - or worse.
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks